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title: "CS3 zone in Kent: Tourist Recreation Commercial Zone"
place: Kent, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kent
zone: CS3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs3.json"
---

# CS3 zone in Kent: Tourist Recreation Commercial Zone

Tourist accommodation or commercial recreation development in proper relationship to major thoroughfares and surrounding areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Tourist accommodation or commercial recreation development in proper relationship to major thoroughfares and surrounding areas.
- **Main uses:** commercial outdoor recreation; campground; hotel; motel; neighbourhood pub; restaurant
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building; commercial; off-street loading; accessory single-dwelling residential; off-street parking (Commercial is limited to retail sale of groceries, a restaurant and automated banking machines, up to 30% of the gross floor area.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 21 Section 19 Township 3 Range 29 Plan 64737: front 4.5 m (15 feet), rear 7.5 m (24 feet), exterior side 3.0 m (10 feet), interior side 0.0 m setbacks
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 square metres (1 acre)
- **Minimum lot width:** 36 metres (118 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** not regulated
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (40 feet)
- **Front setback:** 9.0 metres (30 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 12 metres (40 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 12 metres (40 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 12 metres (40 feet)
- **Other rules:** Motels: no more than one sleeping unit for each 60 square metres (645 square feet) of lot area; each motel sleeping unit at least 28 square metres (301 square feet); Campgrounds: no more than one recreational vehicle or two tents for each 93 square metres (1,000 square feet) of lot area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.7.5](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=132) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kent: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs3/_